Ysgol John Bright
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Ysgol John Bright is a secondary school
on Maesdu Road, Llandudno
in Conwy County Borough, Wales
. It serves the state secondary education sector in the Llandudno area and has around 1200 pupils. The school was recently rebuilt and opened in September 2004. The school's name is derived from John Bright
MP who helped set up the original school, by donating money to the school and constructing it in Central Llandudno
. There has been 3 different sites of which the school has been situated, with the most recent school built cost a staggering £20,000,000.00
The current headteacher of the school is Mr. Graham Davies. As of September 2011, the school has a new deputy head and three assistant heads, Mr Matthew Vickery, Mrs Samantha lewis Jones and Mr Seamus O'Sullivan. The previous headteacher was Mrs. Irene Perry. She has now retired, after serving 15 years at the school from September 1993 until December 2008. Dr. Simon Hulme left Ysgol John Bright in July 2011 along with the former deputy head Mr. Derek Williams.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
on Maesdu Road, Llandudno
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
in Conwy County Borough, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It serves the state secondary education sector in the Llandudno area and has around 1200 pupils. The school was recently rebuilt and opened in September 2004. The school's name is derived from John Bright
John Bright
John Bright , Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy...
MP who helped set up the original school, by donating money to the school and constructing it in Central Llandudno
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
. There has been 3 different sites of which the school has been situated, with the most recent school built cost a staggering £20,000,000.00
The current headteacher of the school is Mr. Graham Davies. As of September 2011, the school has a new deputy head and three assistant heads, Mr Matthew Vickery, Mrs Samantha lewis Jones and Mr Seamus O'Sullivan. The previous headteacher was Mrs. Irene Perry. She has now retired, after serving 15 years at the school from September 1993 until December 2008. Dr. Simon Hulme left Ysgol John Bright in July 2011 along with the former deputy head Mr. Derek Williams.
Examinations
The school offers education for KS3, KS4 and Post-16 students. It offers GCSE, Entry Level examinations for KS4 and AS-level and A-level for Post-16 education. The school is well known for its exceptional sports facilities and drama students. The school perform a different musical production each yearNotable former pupils
- Neal Eardley. Football. Blackpool Right-back.
- Neville SouthallNeville SouthallNeville Southall MBE is a former Wales international footballer, best known for his time with Everton. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985...
. Football. Everton Goalkeeper.
- Sir Gareth Gwyn Roberts, 1958 Penmaenmawr. Physics. President of Wolfson College, Oxford University, UK.
- Professor Gareth Pierce Williams, 1958 Penrhynside. Mathematics. Planetary Atmospheres Research, Princeton University, USA.